Weather Flashcards
What stage direction is always present when witches enter?
Thunder
What quote from A1S1 is said by the First Witch to show what type of weather they’re associated with?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
What does Macbeth say in A1S3 to show how there is good and bad weather on the same day?
foul and fair a day
What does Duncan say in A1S6 to show how all weather is good at Macbeth’s castle?
The air
Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
What does Lennox say in A2S3 to show how the weather and world reacted to Duncan’s death?
the Earth
Was feverous and did shake
What does Ross say to show how the weather changes with the human actions in A2S4?
dark night strangles the travelling lamp
How does the weather change throughout the play?
Begins dark with the witches but is light and happy ‘till the death of Duncan. After this everything is darkened and shows how the natural world changes with Macbeth’s actions and blackened heart.
What does Lennox say to suggest how the night was affected by the death of Duncan?
the night has been unruly
What do the witches do to suggest how they are within nature?
through the fog and filthy air
What does Lady Macbeth say to show how nature is connected to Duncan and mourns his death?
heard the owl scream and the crickets cry
What does Lady Macbeth say to suggest how she wants to be surrounded by darkness and connected to the witches?
Come, thick night
